A reference volume published formerly by the American Pharmaceutical Association containing standards of purity and methods of assay for some drugs, and formulae and methods of manufacture for a variety of pharmaceutical preparations. Drugs were included on the basis of demand as well as therapeutic value. The N.F. and the U.S.P. are recognized by the F.D.A. as official standards, and the two are now published as a single volume.
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